r' Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY U 4 1 4 16 Wednesday, August 19,1970 /: JUDGE GRA * * Sullen Namath says* he still might not play Maddox rips Clay as being gun patriotic' ATLANTA, Ga. U)( - Gov. Lester Maddox said yesterday that a proposed championship fight for the world heavyweight title should not take place here between Cassius Clay and Joe Frazier unless Clay "is ready to publicly proclaim his readi- ness to fight for his country." The fight itself remained an unclear affair, with Atlanta Stadium, home of the baseball Braves, reserved for the fight on Oct. 26 and Frazier's manag- er saying, however, he had no communications with anyone connected with such a fight. It has been Clay's conviction on a charge of refusing to report for military service, a decision being appealed in the courts, that has made the proposed bout an object of controversy in Georgia. The governor originally ex- pressed mild approval of the fight, saying he had been as- sured by fight promoters that Clay had had a change of atti- tude. Later, however, Maddox, who is running for the lieuten- ant governor nonmiation in the September primary, reversed his stand. The governor, however, does not have any direct power over the fight, since local ordinances regulate such exhibitions. At- lanta Mayor Sam Massell has declined to take sides, saying that whether or not the fight can be staged is a legal matter. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (R) - Quarterback Joe Namath check- ed into the New York Jets' training camp yesterday and declared: "I don't think I can play. I'm going to find out in the next couple or three weeks." He said his problems that kept him away from camp were both business and physical. He wouldn't elaborate on his busi- ness problems. Asked if his ailing knees were in bad shape, Namath s a i d: "Yes. I've been dancing a lot lately and they hurt after I dance." Incthe taped interview, with guards cordoning off newspaper- men and fans, Namath said that he had lost his enthusiasm for football and blamed last year's loss to Kansas City in an Amer- ican Football League playoff game as changing his frame of mind. The Chiefs downed New York, 13-6. "Physically and mentally it's getting worse," he said. "I used to look at football dif- ferently. It used to be my whole life. It used to be everything I looked for, logically and real- istically. It's not now. "When you're out there on the field you're putting out 110 per cent, you're striving for one thing -- to win. But I got a lot of other things to do than foot- ball. It's not my main concern at this time. "It leaves a bad taste. I didn't know if I wanted to do that again. I didn't know if I wanted to get up in the morning," Middle linebacker At Atkin- son, who had criticized Na- math's action and said he was quitting football earlier this month, checked into camp Mon- day. Of Atkinson's remarks, Namath said: "I respect Al's opinion. Maybe I should have done things differently in the past. I don't know. I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet." NTSIA NEW YORK OP) - A federal judge left the door open yes- terday for a' possible trial to, decide if Cassius Clay has the right to fight in New York state. Judge Marvin E. Frankel lis- tened to Clay's lawyers, who argued that scores of boxers have had criminal records that did not prevent their licensed boxing. Then Frankel denied a motion by the state's attorneys to dis- miss a Clay complaint that the New York State Athletic Commission let others box in similar circumstances. Judge Frankel, when asked about a trial by state law- yer, Charles A. LaTorella Jr., at the end of Tuesday's hearing, replied "I only denied the mo- tion." Frankel had dismissed t h e original complaint of Clay, also known as Muhammad Ali, last Dec. 24. Clay's claim is that the state athletic commission has denied his constitutional rights by not allowing a license to fight. The former heavyweight champion is free on $5,000 bail, appealing a five-year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine im- posed-in Texas in 1967 for his refusal to be inducted into the armed forces. The conviction was recently upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. Clay has announced his in- tention to challenge Joe Fraz- ier, the current heavyweight champion. They've been turn- ed down in several states. Clay's lawyers, at the hear- ing Tuesday, said a study of state commission files showed that 94 boxers were licensed or re-licensed since 1939 after fel- ony convictions ranging to man- slaughter and murder; 133 after being found guilty of misde- meanors. In reply, state lawyers assert- ed that Clay was "not only con- victed of a felony, but had yet to serve his five-year sentence." ~Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East LI PP L * * Pirates Mets leaving the pack further back ir rig n PARK AREA RESIDENTS COMPLAIN Youth program CIA More and more it looks as though the National League East race . will boil down to Pittsburgh hitting vs. New York pitching, with Chicago and St. Louis fading away for lack of enough of either commodity. Burly Bob Robertson drove in three Pirate runs last night with a triple and a single to lead Pittsburgh to a 6-2 victory over San Francisco, while Gary Gen- try twirled his second straight four-hitter to lead the Mets to a 7-1 rout of Houston. Robertson, who is platooned with Al Oliver at first despite his .300 average and 19 homers, belted his third circuit clout of the season in Pittsburgh as the Bucs frusturated Juan Mari- chal, still not recovered from a pre-season reaction to penicil- len. Gentry, meanwhile, continued to show the kind of stuff he had in helping the Mets win it all last year. He had been bothered with shoulder troubles most of the season, but he appears to have shaken them. The Cubs and Cards both got trounced. Chicago's p i t c h i n g failed for the umpteenth time this year as San Diego pounded out an 11-2 decision with the help of three homers. One of the Padre homers was a grand slam by Ed Spiezio. It was the 41st grand slam in the NL this sea- son, a new major league record. Los Angeles pulled out of a mild tailspin by trumping the Cards, 7-2, Sandy Vance, re- cently recalled from Spokane, checked St. Louis on five hits as the Dodgers ended a three- game losing streak. In other NL action, Montreal surprised Cincinnati 7-4 and Clete Boyer led off the ninth with a hooming homer over the centerfield fence to give Atlanta a 3-2 decision over the Phillies. Viking Eller threatens to quitfooball MANKATO, Minn. (A) - De- fense end stalwart Carl Eller dropped another bombshell- on the Minnesota Vikings Mon- day with a threat to retire from the National Football League. Eller, 28-year-old all-pro, was fined $100 by General Manager Jim Finks for not reporting to training camp at Makato State Sunday and was hit with a $200-a-day fine until he reports. "There's better things to do than playing ball and not get- ting paid," the 6-foot-6, 255- pound Eller said. Eller has not yet signed a 1970 contract but has not play- ed out his option to become a free agent. Quarterback Joe Kapp, called the catalyst of Minnesota's 1969 team that won the NFL cham- pionship, is a free agent and has said he will not report until demands for a five-year, $1.25 million contract are met. Eller, one of the key front four linemen who made the Vik- ings defense terrors in the league, underwent hernia sur- gery more than a month ago and was fulfilling a military re- serve commitment until late last week. Ellen stood on the sidelines Saturday night as the Vikings lost their second straight ex- hibition game, 20-13, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Finks said, "Our doctors feel he's capable of participating in training camp up to his limita- tions." Vol. LXXX, No. 70-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 19, 1970 Ten Cents 7der Ba8 By ERIKA I West Park has recently been scale clashes between bands of yo incident erupted there resulting in and the arrest of four black youths The bandshell in the park has center for city summer programs people off the streets and out of tP encountered strong resistance fr Park area. Several weeks ago police protecti following a request made to City Coun banks (R-5th ward). Fairbanks said windows being smashed by black youtt in the park. Monday, Fairbanks presented a pe persons living near the park request nightly by 10:30 and tha" police pat indefinitely. "The bulk of the complaints," Fat the fact that residents of the area are formance of loud music -and boisterous the morning." Councilman John P. Kirscht said were initiated on the suggestion of the there had been "some trouble caused around the Office of Economic Oppor Kirscht said, and the police felt a city relieve the problem. As a part of the summer recreatic city, roller skating at Slausen Junior 1 until 9:30 each evening. The problems arising from the you ties are aggravated by the people reti left off by the city bus just outside the Police say the trouble Monday in V complained that a gang of black youth Lurie Terrace, on the park's west side.9 blacks attempting to take the white you Police Chief Walter Krasny claims tacked" by a group of 12 to 15 blacks w park. Blacks present during the clash, hc after a rock was thrown through a pol: "busting heads." It was only then, they up baseball bats and struck back. About 40 blacks disrupted City Co to tell their side of the story. Odell L Action Movement, grabbed the micro; Supt. George Owers and demanded that At the height of the disturbance recessed the meeting, and when the se disrupters to wait their turn, assuring quested to speak would be permitted to "I'm black just like you," Curry s tonight, but we need law and order." Curry an "Uncle Tom" and accused problems of the blacks. 43 aalt -Associated Press .Nixon in New York In waving goodbye to the crowd at the Wall Street heliport in lower Manhattan, President Nixon appears to be making a last ditch attempt to keep his country's name up. While he was in New York, the President met with the editors of the Daily News. Congress overrules education bill Baltimore New York Detroit Boston Washington xCleveland Minnesota xCalifornia Oakland Milwaukee Kansas City Chicago W 77 66 65 62 58 57 West 71 67 67 46 45 43 1 L 44 53 56 63 63 47 53 55 76 76 81 .637 .556 .537 .521 .479 .475 .602 .558 .549 .376 .371 .346 GB 10 12 14 19 19' 6 27 27 31 x-late game not included Yesterday's Results Detroit 3, Oakland 1 Baltimore 3, Milwaukee 0 Minnesota 8, New York 7 Boston 8, Chicago 4 Kansas City 12, Washington 8 Cleveland at Calirornia, inc. Today's Games Detroit at Oakland Cleveland at California, Baltimore at Milwaukee New York at Minnesota Kansas City at Washington Chicago at Boston, day WASHINGTON (4)-The Sen- ate voted overwhelmingly yes- terday to overrule P r e s i d e n t Nixon and enact a $4.4 billion education appropriations bill de- spite his veto. The vote was 77 to 16 to join the House in overriding a Nixon veto for the second time this year. The Senate vote was 15 more than the two-thirds required to override. All of the 16 votes to sustain Nixon were cast by Re- publicans. Twenty-three other Republi- cans, some of them showing signs of political embarrassment, contributed to the administra- tion rebuff. ' A m o n g them: Republican Leader Hugh Scott of Pensyl- vania, and Sen. Norris Cotton of New Hampshire, senior GOP member of the committee which produced the education bill. "I am an administration sup- porter," Cotton said. am a Nixon Republican and make no bones of it." Nixon vetoed the bill, along- with an $18 billion measure cov- ering housing and an assort- ment of other agencies, on grounds they exceeded his bud- get by nearly $1 billion, and so would fuel inflation. Cotton said while the educa- tion measure was $453 million over the budget, it was $375 mil- lion below the level originally approved by the Senate. "I felt that we had done an excellent job," he said.- For Scott, the veto decision posed a dilemma between his role as GOP leader and his role as a senator seeking re-election in Pennsylvania, where schools are anxious to have the extra -money, and soon. He voted to override the veto, after saying he would have sided with the President if his vote had been crucial. "If it is not needed," he said in advance, "I will act as the senator from Pennsylvania." Democrats did most of the talking in a two-hour debate on the veto. "For the life of me, I cannot agree that investing money in raising the educational level of this nation is , inflationary," -said Sen. Warren Magnuson (D- Wash). "Surely it must have the opposite effect." Sen. Robert Griffin (R-Mich) said Nixon took a courageous position with the veto, and "has the support of the American people in his fight to maintain the value of the dollar." Sen. John J. Williams (R- Del) said "We can't keep on this Way increasing these appro- priations bills or we are going to face the necessity for a tax in- crease next year." "The federal government can- not continue to allocate money which is not in the Treasury," said Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.). All three Republicans. who spoke in support of Nixon had voted for the measure in the 88- 0 Senate roll call which sent it to the White House in the first place. S e n a t e Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the real issue was not federal spending but government priorities-"not priorities by rhetoric, but pri- orities by action. "It is so easy to vote millions for ABMs and SSTs and then to reject money for the ABCs," Mansfield said. Mansfield said, "the Senate has saved three times as much City Council dis action a fter par Iveto on the military bill we are now considering as the increase, in this education bill." Magnuson said if the Senate sustained the veto "we turn our backs upon 52 million school children who will be returning to classrooms in the next few weeks." The House voted 289 to 114 last Thursday to override the veto, with 77 Republicans voting against Nixon. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh New York Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Houston San Diego East W L 68 55 64 56 63 60 57 65 54 66 51 70 West 82 42 68 52 60 61 60 61 54 67 48 73 -Pct. .553 .533 .512 .467 .445 .421 .662 .567 .496 .496 .450 .390 GB 2'. 5 10 20 261: 331 By JONATHAN MILLER City Council held a special meeting last night to discuss the clash between black youths and police in West Park Monday. The incident resulted in four arrests on counts from "intent to do great bodily harm short of murder" to assault. Although C o u n c i 1 members would not disclose the content of the council meeting held yesterday, Mrs. Albert Wheel- er, chairman of the local chap- ter of NAACP, who attended the meeting, said that she had re- quested that the details of the meeting be withheld until a public hearing on the matter had been held. Mrs. Wheeler did reveal, how- ever, that Mayor Pro Tem H. C. Curry had read a statement which "clearly exonerated the police" from fault for the inci- dent, at the meeting. "It would have been disas- trous for the black community if that statement had been made public," she added. Although Mrs. Wheeler said yesterday that it was her un- derstanding that a further council meeting would be held today to discuss the holding of a public hearing, Curry denied it. "I don't know anything about it," he said, "she hasn't talked" to me about it." Police Chief Walter Krasny refused comment last night on allegations that police drew their guns Monday night while dealing with the incident in West Park. Krasny said that city council had asked him not to release the report on the in- cident. Krasny denied that there was additional patrolling by the po- lice last night, although he ad- mitted that some extra men were on hand. ter de: alt the act col ar W) der cal nig b of An siti we: ant on agi thc tio: the con not -Associated Press Let's kiss and make up These are the words Denny McLain probably didn't say to home plate ump Russ. Goetz after McLain was called for a balk Monday. After making references to Goetz's ancestry, McLain was ejected. Denny was upset after being rattled by the Oakland organ player. Yesterday's Results Montreal 7, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 2 New York 7, Houston 1 Los Angeles 7, St. Louis 2 San Diego it, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 2 Today's Games Houston at New York, day San Diego at Chicago, day San Francisco at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at St. Louis Philadelphiaat Atlanta Montreal at Cincinnati Forgive me, Leo, forgive me Cub third-sacker Ron Santo should live so long. Santo literally booted a ground ball hit by Padre Ed Spiezio yesterday, all the way to the Cub dugout for a two-base error. The Cubs did a lot of crawling themselves, getting thoroughly whipped, 11-2.